C. KENNETH AND DIANNE WRIGHT CENTER
FOR CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation

VCU / VCUHealth Clinical Research Standard Operating Procedures

Our clinical research SOPs provide a common framework for VCU and VCU Health teams, supporting quality, efficiency, and regulatory compliance across clinical research. They are aligned with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and apply to all research using VCU Health services or facilities. Individual schools, centers, or departments may develop additional SOPs or working guidelines to describe local procedures in more detail, but these documents must meet or exceed the standards established in this core SOP set. 

Requirements for SOP access and use

SOPs undergo scheduled review and may be updated when major changes are required, so users must obtain SOPs directly from this page each time SOPs are needed. The preferred approach is to replace any locally stored SOP folders with the most current SOP ZIP folder listed below before distributing or applying them. If you continue to use individual SOP files from your local computer, you must confirm that each SOP’s version number matches the current Table of Contents before distribution or use.

Download full SOP folder (ZIP): VCUVCUHealth SOP_V1_04.24.2026

For general inquiries about the Clinical Research SOPs, please contact: